Lady Spartans’ bombs in 2Q wipes out Owls

Wednesday

Jan 30, 2013 at 12:00 PM

Chuck Embree, MI Sports Reporter

Outdoor raindrops greeted basketball fans as they entered the Moberly High School gymnasium Tuesday, and once they arrived patrons witnessed the 3-ball reigning supreme for the Lady Spartans in the second quarter and that became a deal maker in Moberly’s 56-32 home win against Marshall.

Moberly led from start to finish against their North Central Missouri Conference rival, including a 15-10 margin after the opening period.

But it was bombs-away in the second quarter where Ronni Graves and Reghan Stuart both dropped in a pair of 3-pointers and Taylor Fusselman had one to help Moberly (9-9, 4-2 NCMC) extend its lead to 34-13 at the break.

Marshall never recovered, and the Owls would trail 42-24 to open the fourth period.

“My girls stepped up and they’ve been hitting their shots these past couple of games. They are now playing with a lot of confidence. We made good stops defensively, and were patient offensively as we moved the ball,” said Moberly varsity girls coach Trisha Lyons. “Every day we’re getting better as we make a steady climb toward the top.”

“All three of those guards are shooting with so much confidence now. They all have the green light to shoot it if they are open.”Fusselman finished with a couple of 3s and went 3-for-4 at the stripe to score a game-high 15 points. Graves dropped in three 3s and Stuart had a couple as both girls scored 10 points for the cause.Also scoring for Moberly was Jessica Godwin and Brittany Kroner with five points apiece, while McCayla Yates and Molly Burke each made a field goal.

Both teams made eight free throws in the game, with the Lady Spartans having 13 opportunities and Marshall had 11 attempts from the stripe.

Senior Stephanie Markes scored eight points and Karson Heying had six in a losing effort for Marshall (12-6, 3-3 NCMC). The Moberly girls team will play Feb. 5 at Kirksville.

Jayvee GameJunior Kaitlee Hess was fouled by Marshall’s Angela Bosley with 0:05 left in overtime Tuesday and would sink both of her free throws to deliver Moberly’s jayvee team a thrilling 41-39 victory.

Last night’s game was a nip-and-tuck affair, with Moberly leading 17-16 at intermission and the schools were tied at 36 in regulation.

Hess went 4-4 at the stripe scoring a game-high 18 points for the Lady Spartans jayvee team, and freshman Jessica Lawrence tossed in 10.

Jaelyn LaRue provided four points for Moberly. Molly Burke had four while McCayla Yates and Alyssa Arnsperger each chipped in two points.

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